January 2007
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Williams & Connolly
Skaddenfreude: Williams & Connolly Has Not Raised (Yet)
We have spoken to multiple sources at Williams & Connolly in the past half hour. The rumor of good news by voice-mail is not true (unless our sources, from different class years at the firm, were somehow left out of the loop). We think it’s only a matter of time before W&C raises base salaries. […] -
Admin, Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Midday Open Comments Thread
One of you asked for an open comments thread, to consolidate the conversation about compensation. Good idea. Here you go. Please discuss the latest Biglaw associate pay raise news in the comments to this post. After a flurry of announcements yesterday, things seem to have slowed down a bit. Or is it just that tipsters […] - Sponsored
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Movies, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
Shanetta Cutlar: All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses Her Job?
We like to keep things light around here. As far as we’re concerned, pretty much everything is entertainment. And if it’s not, then we’re not interested in covering it. This is the spirit in which we’ve been writing about Shanetta Cutlar, the amusingly idiosyncratic chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section (SPL). But we’re […]
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Biglaw, Hogan & Hartson, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Hogan & Hartson Loves New York
From the D.C.-based Legal Times: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom said Wednesday it would increase its first-year associate salaries [in Washington] to $160,000, following in the footsteps of New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Skadden is the first law firm with a major D.C. presence to up the ante for associate pay in Washington. […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, White & Case
Skaddenfreude: White & Case Weighs In
Congratulations to Emily Pataki. It appears that her employer, White & Case, is raising base salaries for its associates. Here’s the memo: WHITE & CASE LLP Date: January 25, 2007 To: All New York Associates From: David N. Koschik Re: Salary Increases I am pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2007 the base salaries […] -
Aaron Charney, Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Eric Krautheimer, H. Rodgin Cohen, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, Oy, Peter Lattman, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Stephanie Wheeler, Wall Street Journal
Sullivan & Cromwell: Because Charney v. S&C Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Well before Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell was ever filed, the venerable law firm was dealing with some serious issues. As aptly summarized by New York Magazine’s Intelligencer, “Sullivan & Cromwell lost about 30 percent of its associates in 2004 and 2005. It might take more than a raise to fix that.” From a fascinating […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.25.07
* Delegates from five non-state territories get limited voting rights in the House; critics cry “no representation without taxation!”. [Jurist] * Nice try. Jury doesn’t buy man’s attempt to blame murder of his wife on his daughter. [CNN] * DeLay case before Texas Court of Appeals. [Jurist] * Cold case involving murders in the heat […]
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Admin, Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: We're Calling It a Day
Okay, folks, we’re signing off for now. It has been a long and frustrating day (thanks to all the server problems, over which we have no control). We’ve been at our computer since before 7:00 AM. And we, unlike those of you who toil for Biglaw, don’t get paid to work twelve-hour days. To recap, […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: The Greenberg Memo
We believe the Greenberg Traurig memo was posted, multiple times, in the comments. But just to make it official, here’s the (verified) memorandum: To our New York associates: We are pleased to announce that our New York office will be increasing associate compensation retroactive to January 1, 2007. The new standard salary range will start […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Let's Make Our Own Skadden Memo!
Here’s what the associate pay raise memo for Skadden’s Class of 2003 looked like: From: Garfinkel, Jodie Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:26 PM To: [redacted] Subject: Compensation TO: Class of 2003 We are pleased to advise you that we are increasing base salaries retroactive to January 1, 2007. The salary for most associates in […] -
Movies, Parties, Pictures, Politics, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Senate Judiciary Committee, Seth Waxman, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Movie Night With Justice Breyer (Part 2)
“You mean to tell me that this guy has argued before the Supreme Court? This guy, in the button-down shirt? Seriously?” ****************************** Here are the remaining photos from our recent Movie Night With Justice Breyer. The first batch was posted over here. As we previously explained, these pictures are pretty awful — dark and blurry. […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Morrison & Foerster (New York only)
We have confirmed this Morrison & Foerster memo with sources at the firm. So you can take it as 100 percent reliable. Please note that it pertains only to the New York office. MoFo has historically paid its NYC associates more than their counterparts in other cities, which some non-Gothamites have grumbled about. But that’s […] -
Blogging, Cyberlaw, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Non-Sequiturs, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 01.24.07
[Ed. note: We’ll get back to associate pay raises shortly. But for those of you with no interest in the staggeringly high sums being earned by your Biglaw buddies, Stella Q has some Non-Sequiturs for you.] * I’m not sure how they do it, but Reputation Defender can rid cyberspace of slanderous detritus, even if […]
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: The Weil Memo
We haven’t confirmed it 100 percent. But the Weil Gotshal memo reprinted below, which has been posted several times in the comments, strikes us as pretty safe to consider authentic. (We’re waiting to hear back from certain contacts at Weil. When we do, we’ll update this post.) Update (6:30 PM): Official sources at Weil declined […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Summer Associates
Skaddenfreude: The Latest Developments
Amazing! Our uncooperative servers are allowing us to post something (or so it seems). Allah be praised. On the associate pay raise front, here’s what we’ve heard most recently: 1. O’Melveny & Myers: They did it by voicemail, presumably to prevent forwarding of emails or cutting and pasting of text. Cute, guys. Here’s what a […] -
Biglaw, Dewey Ballantine, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Dewey Ballantine and Fried Frank, Confirmed
Consider the rumors about Dewey Ballantine and Fried Frank joining in the associate pay raise fun to be confirmed. We’ve been in touch with multiple sources at both shops. We’re working on getting a copy of the DB memo. Here is the text of the Fried Frank announcement (which reportedly went out by email at […] -
Aaron Charney, Gay, John Scheich, LeGal
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Wherein Jack Gets Bitchslapped By His Own Organization
It looks like the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association of New York (“LeGal”) has gotten tired of receiving angry emails from random gay law students at Columbia, NYU, and Fordham. Over at their website, LeGal has posted an interesting statement (gavel bang: Soloway) about Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. LeGal, you may recall, […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: The Quinn Emanuel Memo
Capitalization in the original. All lowercase is very appropriate for the youthful, fun, California-based Quinn Emanuel firm. —–Original Message—– From: John Quinn Sent: Wed 1/24/2007 12:14 PM To: Associates Cc: Subject: Attachments: beginning february 1 the firm will match the recently announced increases in base salaries for years 2001 through 2006. incomes of more senior […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Fashion, Litigatrix, Pictures, Shanetta Cutlar
Hail To Your Chief: Shanetta Y. Cutlar!
We’ve been DYING for a photograph of Shanetta Cutlar, the Bitch Goddess Chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section, whom we have written about extensively in these pages. So we were absolutely delighted to receive the photograph at right, which one of you dug up for us on an archived DOJ web page. As […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Willkie Farr
Skaddenfreude: And Here's Willkie
Yes, the rumors are true: Willkie Farr & Gallagher has raised base salaries for its associates. Here’s the memo: —–Original Message—– From: The Executive Committee Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:52 AM To: ASSOCIATES – DC; ASSOCIATES – NY Cc: PARTNERS – DC + OF COUNSEL; PARTNERS – NY + OF COUNSEL; Danaher, John; Salvatore, […]